I have just purchased BS2 remastered and installed it, and when I try to launch it nothing happens using the desktop shortcut. When going through the GOG app, the play button becomes grey for a second and then goes back to purple and nothing else happens.

I am using Windows 11, 64 bit.

Same for BS5..

You need to install OpenAL, if you have Broken Sword Directors Cut, the first one, it should have a file called "oalinst.exe" in the install folder. This will install OpenAL and will work on the other Broken sword games as well.

I'm sure you can find it online as well if you don't own the first game but I'm not 100% sure what site would be legitimate so I'm not linking any.

Thanks for this advice, this solved my problem!

Hi Guys
I have the same Problem with Borken Sword Directors Cut. I installed OpenAL an copied the openal.dll in the games Folder, but then the error message "This game requires a sound card. If your comuter has a sound card, then please check its drivers".
I habe installed a external audio interface and in all other application it works properly.
Some help would be nice :)

That is bollocks.

When a product is sold instead of being given away for free, it is the manufacturer's and distributor's responsibility to make sure that it works as advertised -- without the consumer having to hunt down spare parts, repair manuals and special tools to fix any flaws.

Here on GoG, that means that the program code needs to be overhauled and adjusted to the current operating systems, among other things by including all DLLs, add-ons, drivers or whatever is needed for the software to operate correctly. Failing to do so is bad enough; complaining, punishing or threatening users who provide solutions and link to the necessary tools would be ridiculous and an outrageous impertinence.

If developers, publishers and GoG have any brains between their ears, they should be happy and grateful when the user community, their paying customers, fix the problems that were their job to fix in the first place, doing their job for them.

I just installed the oalinst.exe from the directory of Broken Sword-DC. The openAL.dll file exists in BS2-DC. It works now.

Same here but on Win7 :(

...sadly no version of BS2 (orig or remaster) will start but give this error "Error 0xc00007b "

I researched it already and it say mostly these are a) Direct X b) Netframe Work or c) Virtual C errors.

But DXiag says my Dir X is ok and the Virtual C is added by the installer , right?
I also tried severall methods from the net and YT which want to fix this error...
So far nothing worked... :((( I thought that these older games they sell here should work, cause it say so in the specs.

SYS: Win7 64bit...on board Intel graphic, on board HD sound

THANKS!!

BTW: I also bought and installed Runaway and this works absolutly... I also played BS 2.5 some months ago which also worked

EDIT: I installed this OPEN AI but still the same error....

Btw.. I have a feeling this has something to with 64bit... but most PCs are 64bit now. I remember Rome1 and Tunguska demo both also not working on WIn7 64 bit... but on 32 bit !!!! However the sys specs froM GOG say Win7 and not only WIN7 32 bit. The file also says 64bit (?)

Anyone know which net framework is needed, I have 3,5,4,0 and 4,8 (should be enough) or is an older Visual C needed?? The 2005 and 2008 did not install for me.. if these were needed fro the game this might be the cause.-

Thank you for that i don't know how we should know that this how the game will work, but broken sword DC worked normally.

this worked for me, thanks :)